Asian Geographic - April 2018

At the crack of dawn, ruesi Ketmunee begins his morning prayer routine, blessing the forest and the spirits around his new open- ...

Hidden among the paddy fields of a remote Thai province lies the home of a wizard. Text and Photos Francis Wilmer In a bungalow ...

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above Ruesi Phuttavet in his living room. It is here that disciples come to seek blessings right Ruesi Chaichatree displays a pr ...

“You see that guy in the film Harry Potter? He’s got a magic stick, right? What is that stick? The same as a ruesi’s staff, of c ...

feature | ruesi uncontrollable frenzy. They howl and thrash about on the floor while assistants attempt to pin them down. “The m ...

FRANCIS WILMER is a writer and documentary producer based in Thailand and Myanmar. His work focuses on niche topics around ident ...

Back from the Dead Eternal rest is a lifelong task for the indigenous people of South Sulawesi, who reunite to serve their dead ...

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Risvan Patale weeps over the body of his recently-deceased mother, Esther. She must be offered food on a daily basis, because th ...

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Risvan Patale cries for his mummified mummy. Text and Photos Claudio Sieber But the preservation is intentional. Esther Paseru i ...

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feature | ma’nene “It’s hard to keep the practices of our ancestors alive, since there are no written records of how to execute ...

CLAUDIO SIEBER is currently wandering Southeast Asia. The emerging photojournalist has been featured in over 30 publications, in ...

Baptism by Fire Sparks fly as the people of Bali see their old wrongs go up in smoke on New Year’s Eve RENEWAL RITUAL feature | ...

It’s as hot as Hades in the typically sleepy village, and a massive bonfire of coconut husks and dried palm leaves crackles and ...

feature | perang api 20th century Bce Bali is inhabited by migrating Austronesian Taiwanese peoples 14th century The Hindu Majap ...

19th century The Klungkung Kingdom rises, but the region fragments into Bali’s current confederation of kingdoms. Bali is slowly ...

Perang api, literally “fire fight”, is said to have originated from the 16th century, when the Karangasem Regency was struck by ...